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When young girls started disappearing throughout Belgium in the 1990s, police had every reason to suspect Marc Dutroux. Not only had his own mother reported to the police that he was keeping girls prisoner in one of his several Belgium homes, but he had already been convicted of kidnapping and raping multiple young women and girls in the 1980s before he was let out on parole in 1992.
Still, it took a baffling amount of time for police to arrest Dutroux. And when they finally did, they learned he had kidnapped, raped, and tortured at least six more women and girls, four of whom had died. And his wife, Michelle Martin, was his accomplice.
Today’s Nonprofit: RAINN (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network) is the nation's largest anti-sexual violence organization. RAINN created and operates the National Sexual Assault Hotline (800.656.HOPE,online.rainn.org y rainn.org/es) in partnership with more than 1,000 local sexual assault service providers across the country and operates the DoD Safe Helpline for the Department of Defense. RAINN also carries out programs to prevent sexual violence, help survivors, and ensure that perpetrators are brought to justice.
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